THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR CENTRAL U.S. ICE STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST MON DEC 10 2007

...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN EXPANDING NORTHWARD ACROSS
KANSAS...NEBRASKA...AND MISSOURI AS A SECOND BATCH OF ICE
APPROACHES THE AREA...

ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM PORTIONS OF EXTREME NORTHERN
TEXAS...NORTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS. WINTER STORM
WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWESTWARD TO
THE PANHANDLES OF TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA...EXTENDING INTO PORTIONS OF
THE ROCKIES. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE OF TEXAS AND FROM EASTERN MISSOURI INTO THE
CHICAGOLAND AREA. WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST...EASTWARD INTO NORTHWESTERN
OHIO. 

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

A STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN AND EASTERN
TEXAS...ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY INTO VIRGINIA SEPARATES TWO
VERY DISTINCT AIR MASSES WITH WARM AND HUMID AIR OVER THE
SOUTHEAST STATES AND COLD AIR OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...MIDWEST
AND NORTHEAST.  A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN STATES
AND BROAD SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT FROM THE SOUTHWEST STATES TO
THE EAST COAST ARE COMBINING TO SET THE STAGE FOR A SERIES OF
DISTURBANCES THAT HAVE ALREADY BROUGHT ICE AND SNOW FROM THE
ROCKIES...SOUTHERN PLAINS...TO THE MIDWEST AND PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHEAST. LIGHTNING AND THUNDER HAVE ACCOMPANIED THE FREEZING
RAIN ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS.

AT 800 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
CURRENT SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION
MOVING NORTH ACROSS KANSAS AND MISSOURI IN THE FORM OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE FREEZING RAIN WITH EMBEDDED AREAS OF SNOW. LIGHT RAIN WAS
DISSIPATING TO THE EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC STATES.
SCATTERED SNOW WAS ALSO OBSERVED ACROSS PORTIONS
OF...COLORADO...NEW MEXICO...AND ARIZONA. 
 
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 700 AM
CST SATURDAY DEC 8 THROUGH 800 PM CST MONDAY DEC 10...

...NEW YORK...      FREEZING RAIN
NISKAYUNA              0.30
CATSKILL               0.20
ALBANY                 0.10			
BOICEVILLE	       0.10

...OHIO...          FREEZING RAIN
MONTPELIER             0.25
NAPOLEON               0.25 
COLUMBUS GROVE         0.20 
LIMA                   0.20 

...INDIANA...       FREEZING RAIN
RENSSELAER             0.50
MOROCCO                0.38 
FORT WAYNE             0.30
WARSAW 1 NE            0.25
PERU 2 W               0.25
LAFAYETTE              0.25
NORTH WEBSTER 2 N      0.25
ANGOLA 6 W             0.20

...MISSOURI...      SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
BOWLING GREEN          2.00-3.00
COLUMBIA 1 E           2.00
SWEET SPRINGS          1.50
NW JEFFERSON CITY      1.00
NEVADA                 1.00
ASHLAND                0.80-1.00
RAYMORE 1 SE           0.80
MONTGOMERY CITY        0.75 FREEZING RAIN
LOWRY CITY 5E          0.75 FREEZING RAIN 
LAMAR 6 N              0.75 FREEZING RAIN 
CLINTON 3 ESE          0.70
VERSAILLES             0.50-1.00
WARSAW                 0.50-1.00
RHINELAND              0.50-0.80

...ILLINOIS...      SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
POPLAR GROVE 3 SW      1.00
PHILADELPHIA 2 S       0.70
JACKSONVILLE           0.50
MACKINAW 2 NW          0.50
BEACH PARK 1 W         0.50
BLOOMINGTON 1 NE       0.30
SPARTA                 0.25 FREEZING RAIN
CHESTER                0.25 FREEZING RAIN

...KANSAS...       
EDNA                   1.00 FREEZING RAIN
COLUMBUS               1.00 FREEZING RAIN
PITTSBURG              1.00 FREEZING RAIN
INDEPENDENCE           1.00 FREEZING RAIN
HUTCHINSON             1.00 SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
WASHINGTON             0.50 FREEZING RAIN 
HILL CITY              0.39 FREEZING RAIN 
MINNEAPOLIS            0.20 FREEZING RAIN 
LAWRENCE 10 SW         0.16 FREEZING RAIN 


...OKLAHOMA...      
COLLINSVILLE           1.25 RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN
WATONGA                0.50 FREEZING RAIN
MIAMI                  0.50 FREEZING RAIN
OKLAHOMA CITY          0.30 FREEZING RAIN
ENID                   0.25 FREEZING RAIN
KENDRICK               0.20 FREEZING RAIN

...TEXAS...
LIPSCOMB               0.50 SLEET
SPEARMAN               0.50 FREEZING RAIN
AMARILLO               0.20 FREEZING RAIN 
PERRYTON               0.20 FREEZING RAIN


...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 700 AM
CST SATURDAY DEC 8 THROUGH 800 PM CST MONDAY DEC 10...

...KANSAS...       
RAWLINS                5.0  
SAINT FRANCIS 3 ESE    2.7  

...IOWA...          
ESTHERVILLE            4.5
SPENCER                4.5
HAMPTON                4.0
POCAHONTAS             4.0
RUTHVEN                4.0
STOUDT                 4.0
ALGONA                 3.5
DENVER                 3.0
FOREST CITY            3.0
HUMBOLDT               3.0

...COLORADO...       
BOULDER 2 S            8.6
CRESTED BUTTE 6 N      7.0
GREELEY 3 W            6.7
RALSTON BUTTES 1 NNW   6.5

...NEW MEXICO...     
CHAMA 2 N             10.5 
MCGAFFEY 5 SE         10.0
LOS ALAMOS 4 WNW       7.0 
SANTA FE 9 NE          6.0 

...UTAH...
NORTH PARK CITY       24.0
LIBERTY               15.0
SUNCREST              15.0
SALINA                14.0
EDEN                  11.0
BOUNTIFUL BENCH       10.5
TOOELE                10.5
KAMAS                  9.0
NORTH SALT LAKE        8.0


AN AREA OF ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE
WEST IS CURRENTLY MOVING OUT INTO THE PLAINS HELPING TO DELIVER A
SECOND BATCH OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD
NORTH AND EAST INTO THE NIGHT...WITH MORE FREEZING RAIN...SLEET
AND SNOW AFFECTING PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES...CENTRAL
PLAINS...AND MIDWEST BY TUESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST TO REACH UP TO AN INCH ACROSS
NORTHEASTERN KANSAS INTO NORTHERN MISSOURI AND IOWA BEFORE THE
PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF TUESDAY EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4
INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO WITH HIGHER
AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS. AS THE STORM MOVES
EAST...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION AND
PORTIONS OF NEW ENGLAND LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 3 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT. 

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Last Updated: 953 PM EST MON DEC 10 2007